The City School District of Albany was notified Friday of 19 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 with an additional 132 unvaccinated contacts also required to quarantine. Cases in which the Albany County Health Department has identified additional contacts are noted below. All positive individuals and any associated unvaccinated contacts are quarantining at home.
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Four cases involve Sheridan Preparatory Academy:
- One case is associated with second grade. This individual was last in the building Jan. 26. The health department has identified eight additional contacts required to quarantine.
- One case is associated with third grade. This individual was last in the building Jan. 27. The health department has identified 20 additional contacts required to quarantine.
- In another case, the individual was last in the building Jan. 25. The health department has identified 48 contacts, but nine are not required to quarantine as they are fully vaccinated.
- In the final case, the individual was last in the building Jan. 27. The health department has identified 32 contacts, but 12 are not required to quarantine as they are fully vaccinated.
Three cases involve William S. Hackett Middle School:
- Two cases are associated with sixth grade. In both cases, the individual was last in the building Jan. 27. The health department has identified 26 additional contacts with one of these cases, but eight are not required to quarantine as they are fully vaccinated.
- The third case is associated with seventh grade. This individual was last in the building Jan. 20.
Two cases involve Edmund J. O’Neal School of Excellence. In a case associated with third grade, the individual was last in the building Jan. 27. The health department has identified four additional contacts who are required to quarantine. In a case associated with fifth grade, the individual also was last in the building Jan. 27. The health department has identified five additional contacts, but one is not required to quarantine as they are fully vaccinated.
Two cases involved Giffen Memorial Elementary School. In one case, the individual was last in the building Jan. 22. The health department has identified 12 additional contacts, but four are not required to quarantine as they are fully vaccinated. In the second case, the individual was last in the building Jan. 27.
Two cases involve New Scotland Elementary School. In a case associated with prekindergarten, the individual was last in the building Jan. 25. In the other case, the individual was last in the building Jan. 27. The health department has identified 15 additional contacts, but 10 are not required to quarantine as they are fully vaccinated.
Two cases involve Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School. In a case associated with sixth grade, the individual was last in the building Jan. 27. The second case is associated with seventh grade. The individual was last in the building Jan. 24. The health department has identified 10 additional contacts, but two are not required to quarantine as they are fully vaccinated.
One case is associated with Albany High School. This individual was last in the building Jan. 25.
Another case is associated with prekindergarten at Albany School of Humanities (ASH). This individual was last in the building Jan. 20. The health department has identified 10 additional contacts who are required to quarantine.
Another case is associated with eighth grade at North Albany Middle School. This individual was last in the building Jan. 21.
Friday’s final case is associated with Thomas O’Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST). This individual was last in the building Jan. 27. The health department has identified eight additional contacts who are required to quarantine.
Health and safety procedures at all district buildings continue to include cleaning and sanitizing. We will continue with these procedures, and also will continue to follow all required COVID-19 precautions (wearing masks inside all district buildings, hand hygiene, social distancing of 3 feet or more in all classrooms, and other precautions).
We also would like to remind everyone of steps you can take to help be safe:
- Maintain social distance at all times from those you don’t live with.
- Always wear a mask that covers both the mouth and nose when inside at school or when your student is riding a bus to or from school.
- Wash hands with soap and water frequently when out of your home. If you cannot use soap and water, use alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
- Don’t touch the eyes, nose or mouth unless your hands are clean.
- DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD TO SCHOOL WHEN THEY ARE SICK OR HAVE SYMPTOMS:
- Signs of COVID-19 are fever, fatigue/tiredness, muscle/body aches or pains, congestion, cough, runny nose, shortness of breath/difficulty breathing, nausea/vomiting or diarrhea, headache, loss of taste or smell, rash, feeling sick or unwell in any way.
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- You can pick up a COVID-19 rapid test kit at your school, and the district accepts at-home rapid test results as well.
- You can get an in-person COVID-19 PCR test at six district locations. Click here to find the location most convenient for you.
- You also can get a COVID-19 PCR test by calling the New York State Department of Health COVID-19 Hotline at (888) 364-3065, or Whitney M. Young Jr. Health Center at (518) 407-0172 or (518) 465-4771.
- In alignment with the recommendations of federal, state and local health and medical professionals, the district strongly encourages everyone 5 and older who is eligible and able to get a COVID-19 vaccination.
- You can find information about COVID-19 vaccinations on the Albany County Health Department website:
- You can find information about COVID-19 vaccinations on the Albany County Health Department website:
